The Papaloapan River (Spanish: Río Papaloapam) is one of Mexico's main rivers. Its name is derived from the Nahuatl papalotl ('butterfly') and apan ('river'). The Papaloapan rises in the Eastern Sierra Madre on the border between the states of Veracruz and Oaxaca. Its course takes it 12- kilometers in a northeasterly direction before draining into Alvarado lagoon.
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Editor's note: sometimes spelled Papaloapam
The Papaloapan River (Spanish: Río Papaloapam) is one of Mexico's main rivers. Its name is derived from the Nahuatl papalotl ('butterfly') and apan ('river'). The Papaloapan rises in the Eastern Sierra Madre on the border between the states of Veracruz and Oaxaca. Its course takes it 12- kilometers in a northeasterly direction before draining into Alvarado lagoon.
The cities of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec (Oaxaca) and Tlacotalpan (Veracruz) are built on the banks of the Papaloapan River.
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